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GENUS PLUVIALIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Pluvialis mean?
• GENUS PLUVIALIS (noun)
The noun GENUS PLUVIALIS has 1 sense:
1. golden plovers
Familiarity information: GENUS PLUVIALIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Golden plovers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Pluvialis; Pluvialis
Hypernyms ("genus Pluvialis" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Pluvialis"):
golden plover (plovers of Europe and America having the backs marked with golden-yellow spots)
Holonyms ("genus Pluvialis" is a member of...):
Charadriidae; family Charadriidae (plover family)
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